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by wisty 5485 days ago
In Australia, Monte Carlo is a kind of biscuit. If you tell most people you do Monte Carlo simulations, they will think you design biscuits. Which actually sounds cooler than "insurance", "safety systems", or "math".
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In the US a biscuit is a "cookie" and if you tell people that you do Monte Carlo simulations but not the kind related to biscuits they will smile politely and slowly back away from you...